McDeep
Quick reportnorthrockiesfieldteam · Feb 28, 2024 · Kootenay Boundary
Quick report
- Weather
- stormy
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes
- Stayed Away
- convexSlopes, steepSlopes
- Riding Quality
- amazing
- Snow Conditions
- deepPowder, powder
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionSnow
We stuck to small slopes & low angle terrain today. There was great snow to be found in small sheltered features.
Weather
- Avg Temp
- -9
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedModerate
- Blowing Snow
- moderate
- Sky Condition
- overcast
- Wind Direction
- S
- New Snow24 Hours
- 5
- Storm Start Date
- 2024-02-23
- Storm Snow Amount
- 50
- Temperature Trend
- rising
- Precipitation Type
- snow
wind started light with snow less than 1cm/hr and increased through day.
Snowpack
- Depth
- 130
- Obs Type
- summary
- Site Aspect
- E, N, NE
- Test Fracture
- sudden
- Site Elevation
- 2000
- Ski Penetration
- 0
- Test Initiation
- moderate
- Foot Penetration
- 50
- Cracking Observed
- 1
- Test Failure Depth
- 35
- Site Elevation Band
- alp, tln
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- stormSnow
profile done at 2076 m on E aspect lower alpine in the bowl at Lucille.
Avalanche
- Run Length
- 38
- Slab Width
- 10
- Trigger Type
- natural
- Wind Exposure
- leeSlope
- Avalanche Size
- 1.5
- Slab Thickness
- 30
- Start Zone Aspect
- E
- Vegetation Cover
- openSlope
- Start Zone Incline
- 40
- Avalanche Character
- corniceWithSlab, stormSlab
- Number Of Avalanches
- 2-5
- Start Zone Elevation
- 2150
- Avalanche Observation
- 12to24hrsAgo
- Weak Layer Crystal Type
- stormSnow
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- alp
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2024-02-28T21:01:00.000Z
poor visibility, appeared to be storm, but unsure of bed surface.